14.6% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
4702, QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 4702, QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 4702 involves a high level of family responsibility, with 28.2% of people caring for children unpaid. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. While many residents focus on home and family, fewer people now spend their spare time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas and roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.7% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, and 22.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. Meanwhile, 11.7% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 4702, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4702/4702-qld/topic/community